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"Arroyo, " Original Woodcut and Monotype signed by Carol Summers
"Arroyo, " Original Woodcut and Monotype signed by Carol Summers

"Arroyo, " Original Woodcut and Monotype signed by Carol Summers

By Carol Summers

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Arroyo" is an original woodcut and monotype by Carol Summers. The artist signed the piece. It is from an edition of 120 and depicts an abstract landscape in blues and greens. 14 1...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Monotype, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

This depicts a wedding scene in a style of German Expressionism. hand signed and hand painted in watercolor. Ilya Shenker, Russian/American (1922 - ) As a soldier in World War II, ...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

This depicts a feast style celebration scene in a style of German Expressionism. hand signed and hand painted in watercolor. Ilya Shenker, Russian/American (1922 - ) As a soldier i...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

This depicts a wedding scene in a style of German Expressionism. hand signed and hand painted in watercolor. Ilya Shenker, Russian/American (1922 - ) As a soldier in World War II, ...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting
Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Woodcut Print With Hand Watercolor Painting

By Ilya Shenker

Located in Surfside, FL

This depicts a wedding scene in a style of German Expressionism. hand signed and hand painted in watercolor. Ilya Shenker, Russian/American (1922 - ) As a soldier in World War II, ...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel
Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and other Jewish subjects. 1955-58 International awards for his woodcuts. receives graphic commissions from Fritz Gurlitt. 1922 Marries M...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Persian Ballet - Original Woodcut Print by Arturo Martini - Early 20th Century
Persian Ballet - Original Woodcut Print by Arturo Martini - Early 20th Century

Persian Ballet - Original Woodcut Print by Arturo Martini - Early 20th Century

By Arturo Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Persian Ballet is a xylograph on ivory-colored, realized at the beginning of the XX century by the Italian artist Arturo Martini (Treviso, 1889 - Milan, 1947). On the lower right ma...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Original Judaica Woodcut Print  'Joyous Songs' Dancing Jewish Couple
Original Judaica Woodcut Print  'Joyous Songs' Dancing Jewish Couple

Original Judaica Woodcut Print 'Joyous Songs' Dancing Jewish Couple

By Morton Garchik

Located in Surfside, FL

After he left school, the scratchy, folksy Expressionist style of his woodcuts gained recognition and he began exhibiting throughout the United States.

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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Per un Dramma di Alpinolo Porcella- Woodcut by A. Martini - Early 20th Century
Per un Dramma di Alpinolo Porcella- Woodcut by A. Martini - Early 20th Century

Per un Dramma di Alpinolo Porcella- Woodcut by A. Martini - Early 20th Century

By Arturo Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Alpinolo Porcella is a woodcut print on ivory-colored, realized at the beginning of the 20th century by the Italian artist Arturo Martini (Treviso, 1889 - Milan, 1947) for a drama by...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Metamorphosis of Zan Biell, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Keisuke Serizawa
Metamorphosis of Zan Biell, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Keisuke Serizawa

Metamorphosis of Zan Biell, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Keisuke Serizawa

By Keisuke Serizawa

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Keisuke Serizawa, Japanese (1895-1984) Title: Metamorphosis of Zan Biell Year: circa 1970 Medium: Woodcut on Rice Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 29 x...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Woodcut

Bílé rytmy na černém II, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Frantisek Kupka
Bílé rytmy na černém II, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Frantisek Kupka

Bílé rytmy na černém II, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Frantisek Kupka

By Frantisek Kupka

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bílé rytmy na černém II Frantisek Kupka, Czech (1871–1957) Date: 1912 Woodcut on handmade rice paper, signed in the plate and stamp signed Image Size: 10 x 16 inches Size: 15 x 22.75...

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1910s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Woodcut

German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel
German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel

German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and other Jewish subjects. 1955-58 International awards for his woodcuts. receives graphic commissions from Fritz Gurlitt. 1922 Marries M...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s. Abramovitz, Albert 1879-1963 Born in Riga, Latvia, Abramovitz studied art at th...

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1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Head of Woman, ed. 1/6" Woodcut on Yellow Paper signed by David Barnett
"Head of Woman, ed. 1/6" Woodcut on Yellow Paper signed by David Barnett

"Head of Woman, ed. 1/6" Woodcut on Yellow Paper signed by David Barnett

By David Barnett

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Head of Woman" is an original woodcut on yellow paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right, and wrote the title lower center, and the edition number (1/6...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Year of the Dog #5, Abstract Expressionist Hand Colored Woodblock and Collage
Year of the Dog #5, Abstract Expressionist Hand Colored Woodblock and Collage

Year of the Dog #5, Abstract Expressionist Hand Colored Woodblock and Collage

By Judy Pfaff

Located in Long Island City, NY

Judy Pfaff, American (1946 - ) - Year of the Dog #5, Year: 2008, Medium: Hand Colored Woodblock and Collage, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: varied edition of 20/20...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut, Plastic, Inkjet

"Sunset After Storm, " Stain Glass Window after a Woodcut by Carol Summers
"Sunset After Storm, " Stain Glass Window after a Woodcut by Carol Summers

"Sunset After Storm, " Stain Glass Window after a Woodcut by Carol Summers

By Carol Summers

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Sunset After Storm" is a stained glass piece designed by Carol Summers and fabricated by Oakbrook Esser Studios. It depicts an abstract landscape in green with a blue and red sky. T...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist More Art

Materials

Glass

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney
Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

By Georges Rouault

Located in Dallas, TX

Revealing the strong influence of German Expressionist woodcuts, Miserere (1922-1927) lays bare the stark spectacle of everyday human suffering with the figure of Christ presented in...

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1930s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Georg Baselitz, Puck
Georg Baselitz, Puck

Georg Baselitz, Puck

By Georg Baselitz

Located in Hamburg, DE

Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938) Puck, 1993 Medium: Woodcut on wove paper Dimensions: 103 x 72 cm Edition of 300: Hand-signed and numbered Catalogue raisonné: WVZ 1008 Condition: V...

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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Ian Hornak, Forbidden Fruit, Circa 1963
Ian Hornak, Forbidden Fruit, Circa 1963

Ian Hornak, Forbidden Fruit, Circa 1963

By Ian Hornak

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite woodcut by Ian Hornak (1944–2002), titled Forbidden Fruit, was executed circa 1963 during the artist’s undergraduate studies. Created during the formative years of Hor...

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1960s Expressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Frauenprofil (Profile of a Woman)

Frauenprofil (Profile of a Woman)

By Emil Nolde

Located in New York, NY

Emil Nolde (1867-1956), Frauenprofil (Profile of a Woman), woodcut, 1917, signed in pencil lower right (also titled, numbered 8, and annotated III.10 lower left). Reference: Schiefle...

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1910s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

By Joan Snyder

Located in New York, NY

Joan Snyder has been called an autobiographical, even confessional artist, who draws from her experiences and surroundings to create her paintings. While her subjects vary widely, Sn...

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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love

Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love

By (after) Wassily Kandinsky

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: woodcut (after Kandinsky). Printed in 1959 for the art revue of XXe Siecle (issue number 13) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Image size: 8 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (217 x 22...

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1950s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Brutalist Graveside Scene Patriotic Dead Soldier, Gas Mask & Skeletons
Brutalist Graveside Scene Patriotic Dead Soldier, Gas Mask & Skeletons

Brutalist Graveside Scene Patriotic Dead Soldier, Gas Mask & Skeletons

By Nicholas Sperakis

Located in Exton, PA

Brutalist colored woodcut circa 1976 by Nicholas Sperakis. The image depicts skeletal figures around the grave of a soldier. Note the American flag features which drape the entombed ...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Der Kopf - Rare Book Illustrated by Ernst Barlach - 1919
Der Kopf - Rare Book Illustrated by Ernst Barlach - 1919

Der Kopf - Rare Book Illustrated by Ernst Barlach - 1919

By Ernst Barlach

Located in Roma, IT

The book includes 36 pages and ten full page woodcuts. Mint conditions. Ernst Barlach (1870- 1938), a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer.

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1910s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Woodcut

'Karl Michel Exhibition'  — German Expressionism
'Karl Michel Exhibition'  — German Expressionism

'Karl Michel Exhibition' — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Il Selvaggio no.3 - 1935 - Original Vintage Art Magazine
Il Selvaggio no.3 - 1935 - Original Vintage Art Magazine

Il Selvaggio no.3 - 1935 - Original Vintage Art Magazine

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Flipping through a few pages of colored"Il Selvaggio, no.3- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the d...

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1930s Expressionist More Art

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Woodcut

Medaillon (Edition 52/100)
Medaillon (Edition 52/100)

Medaillon (Edition 52/100)

By Eberhard Dänzer

Located in New York, NY

Eberhard Dänzer (German, 1938-2005), "Medaillon" Edition 52/100, Abstract Woodcut signed and numbered in Pencil, 14.50 x 18.75 (In Frame 27.25 x 32.50) , Late 20th Century, 1963 Co...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Garden' — Celebrated Contemporary African American Artist

'The Garden' — Celebrated Contemporary African American Artist

By Margo Humphrey

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Margo Humphrey, 'The Garden (Adam and Eve)', reductive color woodcut, 1989. Signed, dated, and annotated 'A/P' in pencil. Signed and dated in the image, lower right. A fine, richly-i...

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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Venus'  — German Expressionism
'Venus'  — German Expressionism

'Venus' — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Karl Michel, 'Venus, Ex Libris - Hanns U. Herta Heeren', woodcut, 1923, edition not stated but small. Signed, dated, and numbered 'op.154' in pencil.

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR
LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR

LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ROBERT PHILIPPI (Austrian 1877-1959) LIEBESPAAR (LOVERS) ca.1923 (in Rifkind Collection, LACMA: From a portfolio of 10 prints. Rifkind indicates the edition of the portfolio is 85. ...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

AGONY
AGONY

Robert PhilippiAGONY, c. 1920

$600Sale Price|20% Off

AGONY

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ROBERT PHILIPPI (Austrian 1877-1959) KNEELING NUDE. c. 1923 (Chrastek, Widder 2019, p. 162, N° 461) (in Rifkind Collection, LACMA: From a portfolio of 10 prints. Rifkind indicates t...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Huge  - CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole),
Huge  - CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole),

Huge - CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole),

By Werner Drewes

Located in Santa Monica, CA

WERNER DREWES (1899 - 1985) CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole), (Rose RIII 194) Color woodcut Total edition XXX, Signed, annotated AP and dated '58 in pencil. Annotation lower l...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

On the Quay Wall  Auf der Quaimauer, 1921
On the Quay Wall  Auf der Quaimauer, 1921

On the Quay Wall Auf der Quaimauer, 1921

By Lyonel Feininger

Located in London, GB

LYONEL FEININGER 1871-1956 1871 - New York - 1956 (American/German) Title: On the Quay Wall Auf der Quaimauer, 1921 Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Wove Paper Paper...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

SITZENDER HARLEKIN
SITZENDER HARLEKIN

SITZENDER HARLEKIN

By Heinrich Campendonk

Located in Portland, ME

Campendonk, Heinrich. SITZENDER HARLEKIN. Engels/Sohn 59. Woodcut, 1922. 15 x 11 3/8 inches; 380 x 290 mm. Signed in pencil. In Excellent condition. Framed.

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Macaques 4.35.
Macaques 4.35.

Macaques 4.35.

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Abramovitz, Albert 1879-1963 Born in Riga, Latvia, Abramovitz studied art at the Imperial Art School in Odessa and at the Grande Chaumière in Paris. In Paris, he became a member of ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

GARDEN IN SNOW
GARDEN IN SNOW

GARDEN IN SNOW

By Edvard Munch

Located in Santa Monica, CA

EDVARD MUNCH (1863 – 1944) GARDEN IN SNOW, II 1913 (WO 467: Sch. 418) Woodcut, 13 ½” x 16 7/8” signed in pencil. Generally very good condition. Irregular sheet of simili-japan ...

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1910s Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Rabbis Singing
Rabbis Singing

Rabbis Singing

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jakob Steinhardt is most known for his woodcuts depicting biblical and Jewish subjects. These woodcuts were masterful in the emotion they evoke of lost Jewish cultures.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Ecce Homo VII
Ecce Homo VII

Ecce Homo VII

By Werner Drewes

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Ecce Homo VII Woodcut, 1921 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist One of only three known impressions Created while the artist was studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germ...

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1920s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Der Hirte (The Shepherd)  — original hand-coloring
Der Hirte (The Shepherd)  — original hand-coloring

Der Hirte (The Shepherd) — original hand-coloring

By Richard Seewald

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Richard Seewald, 'Der Hirte (The Shepherd)', woodcut with hand coloring, c. 1919. Unsigned as published in 'Genius', Vol 1, no. 1, 1919. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh c...

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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Rabbis Studying the Thorah
Rabbis Studying the Thorah

Rabbis Studying the Thorah

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jakob Steinhardt is most known for his woodcuts depicting biblical and Jewish subjects. These woodcuts were masterful in the emotion they evoke of lost Jewish cultures.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Rabbi's Communion With God
Rabbi's Communion With God

Rabbi's Communion With God

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jakob Steinhardt is most known for his woodcuts depicting biblical and Jewish subjects. These woodcuts were masterful in the emotion they evoke of lost Jewish cultures.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Dolori Sacrum  Henry de  Waroquier  ( aft ) wood engraving Estampes 1950

Dolori Sacrum Henry de Waroquier ( aft ) wood engraving Estampes 1950

By Henry de Waroquier

Located in Paonia, CO

Dolori Sacrum or Mass Grief by Henry de Waroquier (after) shows a Christ like face in black red blue and white. The interpretation could be seen as blood running down the face which ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

'Feast of Passover' — American Expressionism
'Feast of Passover' — American Expressionism

'Feast of Passover' — American Expressionism

By Max Weber

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Max Weber, Untitled 'Feast of Passover', woodcut, 1920, edition proofs—this impression from the edition of 25 printed in 1956, Rubenstein 30. Signed in pencil. A fine impression, on ...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Woodblock Print Polish Israeli Artist Azriel Awret Rainy Street Jerusalem Israel
Woodblock Print Polish Israeli Artist Azriel Awret Rainy Street Jerusalem Israel

Woodblock Print Polish Israeli Artist Azriel Awret Rainy Street Jerusalem Israel

By Irene Awret

Located in Surfside, FL

Awret, Azriel (Polish Israeli, 1910-2010), Rainy Street in Jerusalem, Woodblock print, 9.75 x 7.5 inches, pencil hand signed and numbered 35/60, framed measuring 19.5 x 14.25 inche...

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1950s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Woodcut

Tree at Night
Tree at Night

Tree at Night

By Werner Drewes

Located in Santa Monica, CA

WERNER DREWES (German-American 1899-1985) TREE AT NIGHT, 1964 (Rose 241) Color woodcut Signed titled, dated and numbered 40 /210 all in pencil below image. Image 11 1/8 x 15 7/8 inc...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Grün VI (Green VI) - 21st Century, Georg Baselitz, Green, Portrait

Grün VI (Green VI) - 21st Century, Georg Baselitz, Green, Portrait

By Georg Baselitz

Located in Köln, DE

"Grün VI" is a motif from a range of woodcuts showing similar motifs in the same green colour. Baselitz is digesting his memories of the time shortly after the end of World War II in...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Mommy Why?

Mommy Why?

By Joan Snyder

Located in New York, NY

Joan Snyder has been called an autobiographical, even confessional artist, who draws from her experiences and surroundings to create her paintings. While her subjects vary widely, Sn...

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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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Expressionist Woodcut For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the expressionist woodcut you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Expressionist examples as well as a Abstract version. Finding the perfect expressionist woodcut may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a expressionist woodcut to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, gray, beige, white and more. A expressionist woodcut from Jacob Steinhardt, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Thilo Maatsch, Richard Bosman and Roy Lichtenstein — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in woodcut print, paper and paint — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small expressionist woodcut measuring 3.15 high and 1.94 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 59 across to better suit those in the market for a large expressionist woodcut.

How Much is a Expressionist Woodcut?

The average selling price for a expressionist woodcut we offer is $1,000, while they’re typically $140 on the low end and $70,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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